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Sony Addresses ‘PlayStation Rash’

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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Sony Addresses ‘PlayStation Rash’

Yesterday, news of the identification by Swiss doctors of a new video-game-related skin condition called "PlayStation palmar hidradenitis" made the rounds of such sites as Discover.com and BBC News online. Today, in a statement to MCV, Sony has officially addressed the potential health concerns resulting from extended PlayStation use: We firmly believe that video gaming is [...]

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PlayStation Expands to Latin America

Friday, February 20, 2009

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PlayStation Expands to Latin America

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced its PlayStation line of products, which currently includes the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, will soon be officially available to 13 countries throughout Latin America. SCEA will partner with Sony Latin America to provide PlayStation hardware, software and services, including access to the PlayStation Network, throughout the [...]

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PS3 ‘Photo Gallery’ Impressions

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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PS3 ‘Photo Gallery’ Impressions

"Remote Play," "Life with PlayStation," "PlayStation Home," all are lovely features when considering their low, low price of free -- but our time is valuable as well, and none of PlayStation Network's free applications have been interesting, capable or accessible enough to divert PS3 owners' attention from the fact that the $50-a-year Xbox LIVE just [...]

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Sony ‘Prototypes’ Stereo 3D for Gaming

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

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Sony may adamantly insist they have no stereo 3D hardware products in development; but at CES 2009, there were plenty shown off to enthusiastic attendees. How do Sony's premiere racing titles "Gran Turismo" and "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift" look in three dimensions? Read on to find out.

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CES 2009: PlayStation By the Numbers

Thursday, January 8, 2009

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CES 2009: PlayStation By the Numbers

As we already knew, keynote presenters love to rifle out numbers. If all you want are the facts (and numbers) from the Sony's CES 2009 presentation, than this is the article for you.

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Suikoden Released on the PSN

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

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Suikoden Released on the PSN

Merry Christmas, everyone who loves classic RPGs! Minutes ago, Konami sent out a press release announcing that the classic and awesome PlayStation RPG, Suikoden, is available on the PlayStation Network today for the low low price of $5.99. (Not $9.99, like some guessed when the game's name first appeared on the ESRB website.) While Suikoden isn’t [...]

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PSN Updates Galore

Friday, December 19, 2008

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PSN Updates Galore

Yesterday's PlayStation Network updates brought some pretty sweet goodies, for owners of both the PlayStation Portable and the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation Portable got a collection of downloadable titles with PlayStation classics Castlevania Chronicles and Rayman 2: The Great Escape available for $6 each, as well as Tokobot, a former UMD release from 2005 sold for [...]

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Ludacris’ Gaming Rap

Sunday, December 7, 2008

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Ludacris’ Gaming Rap

Well, Ludacris' latest album, Theater of the Mind, has just been released and fans were pleased to discover that, in certain regions' versions, a bonus song was included, titled Press the Start Button. Ludacris has managed to include mentions, or tributes, to a diverse range of games, such as Ultimate Doom, Mech Warrior, Halo, Galaga, [...]

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Boy Suffers Stroke-Like Symptoms, Italy’s Doctors Blame “PlayStation Addiction”

Sunday, November 23, 2008

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Boy Suffers Stroke-Like Symptoms, Italy’s Doctors Blame “PlayStation Addiction”

What is up with Europe these days? First a wave of WoW addiction stories trickle across the ocean from the UK and Sweden via carrier pigeon, and now Italy is trying to get in on the action! 13-year-old Lorenzo Amato was rushed to the hospital in Lecce because his father feared his son was suffering from [...]

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Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty Dated for August 21

Friday, August 1, 2008

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Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty Dated for August 21

Ratchet & Clank are back, as reported by GameSpot, and will be making their DLC debut on the PlayStation Network in just a few weeks. Insomniac Games confirmed the date to GameSpot during their On the Spot program, informing us all that the shorter-and-cheaper-than-usual R&C installment, subtitled "Quest for Booty," would become available on August 21st for [...]

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